“It will not take place;
it will not happen.
10:15 Does an ax exalt itself over the one who wields it,
or a saw magnify itself over the one who cuts with it? 2
As if a scepter should brandish the one who raises it,
or a staff should lift up what is not made of wood!
27:2 When that time comes, 3
sing about a delightful vineyard! 4
44:15 A man uses it to make a fire; 5
he takes some of it and warms himself.
Yes, he kindles a fire and bakes bread.
Then he makes a god and worships it;
he makes an idol and bows down to it. 6
1 tn The Hebrew term translated “sovereign master” here and in vv. 14, 19 is אֲדֹנָי (’adonay).
2 tn Heb “the one who pushes it back and forth”; KJV “him that shaketh it”; ASV “him that wieldeth it.”
3 tn Heb “in that day” (so KJV).
4 tn Heb “vineyard of delight,” or “vineyard of beauty.” Many medieval
5 tn Heb “and it becomes burning [i.e., firewood] for a man”; NAB “to serve man for fuel.”
6 tn Or perhaps, “them.”